Rates of change from 2003 to 2007 of abstinence, contraceptive use, and HIV/AIDS infection school-based education among public high school students in the District of Columbia

This study examined the trend changes from 2003 to 2007 of D.C. public high school students in sexual activity, contraceptive use, and HIV/AIDS infection school-based education. The data used was from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Literature review covers district and national level. A two-sample proportional t-test was used to compare the proportions of abstinence, contraceptive use, and HIV/AIDS infection school-based education. The results indicated that a significantly greater proportion of students are abstaining from sexual activity (P-value <0.01). Of sexually active students, unprotected sexual intercourse significantly increased (P-value 0.018), while condom use significantly decreased during last sexual encounter (P-value 0.031). All other forms of contraception showed no significant change. HIV/AIDS infection school-based education showed no significant change, while the vast majority received this type of education. These results indicate that D.C. public high schools students are not meeting the Healthy People 2010 national objectives for all three trends researched.